ON THE QUESTION OF MUSLIMS

IN SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

The
Fortieth Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers, (Session
of Dialogue of Civilizations, Factor for Peace and Sustainable
Development, held in
Conakry, Republic of Guinea, from
06 to 08 Safar 1435H (09-11 December 2013),

Bearing in mindthe OIC
resolutions and the recommendations of the OIC Peace Committee
in Southern Philippines (PCSP) and the question of Muslims
there;

Commendingthe role played by
Libya in reaching the Tripoli Agreement in 1976 and instrumental
the role of the Republic of Indonesia as Chair of the PCSP and
all its members, as well as to the Secretary Generalís efforts
aimed at facilitating the peace process and assisting both the
Government of the Philippines (GPH) and Moro

National Liberation Front (MNLF) to reach a formula of joint proposals to ensure the
full implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement;

Praisingthe efforts of the
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al
Saud King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in supporting the peace
efforts and development of Muslims in Southern Philippines,

Having consideredthe Report of
the Secretary General on the Question of Muslims in Southern
Philippines (Doc. No. OIC/CFM-40/2013/MM/SG.REP);

1-
Renews its support for the
Peace Agreement between the GPH and MNLF initialled on 30 August
1996 in Jakarta and officially signed in Manila on 2 September
1996;

2-
Callsfor quick and
full implementation of the provisions of 1996 Final Peace
Agreement on implementation of the 1976 Tripoli Agreement
concluded between the GPH and the MNLF with good intention and
genuine interest so that just and lasting peace and
comprehensive development can be achieved for the Bangsamoro
people;

3-
Takes note of the outcome of
the Meeting of the OIC Peace Committee on Southern Philippines (PCSP)
held in Istanbul, Turkey on 22-24 August 2013 and its meeting
held in Jeddah on 4 November 2013, renews the mandate of the PCSP and the Secretary General to continue the necessary
contacts with the GPH and the MNLF for of the full
implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement.

4-
Expresses appreciation for
the efforts of the Secretary General and the OIC-PCSP in their
continued attempts to overcome the obstacles impeding full
implementation of the 1996 Final Peace Agreement through the
tripartite discussionsí mechanism, and expresses regret over the
failure to achieve tangible results commensurate with the
efforts exerted in this regard;

5-
Express its concern over the
incident that took place in Zamboanga city on September 9, 2013
which led to a fire fight between the GPH forces and the MNLF
forces (loyal to Chairman Misuari) and deplores the loss of
innocent lives, and property; calls upon member States and
Islamic relief organisations to help generously at the efforts
of relief and reconstruction operation in order to allow the
quick return of the many thousand displaced people to their
homes and to compensate the victims.

6-
Calls upon the Secretary
General and the PCSP to exert their efforts in order not to
allow these unfortunate events to derail the peace process.

7-
Calls on the Secretary
General to hold another session of the tripartite meeting in
order to overcome on the pending major difficulties and calls
upon both parties namely the GPH and MNLF to show flexibility
that would allow progress on the pending issues; and also
calls upon the GPH to consider positively the request by
MNLF on conducting a new plebiscite under neutral supervision to
consult the population on whether they are willing to join the
autonomous region;

8-
Invites the Secretary
General to continue his efforts to narrow the gap between the
positions of the leaderships of the MNLF and the MILF to
continue their joint coordination and work to achieve peace and
development for the people of Bangsamoro in the framework of
Bangsamoro Coordination Forum (BCF) established between the two
fronts at the Islamic Conference in Djibouti and calls for
holding another meeting to prepare guiding principles for its
work;

9-
Recognize of the peace
efforts between the Government of the Philippines and the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front for reaching a comprehensive agreement
that would help improvement of the situation of Muslims in
Mindanao region and Hopes that Framework agreement on the Bangsamoro would be concluded in line with 1976 Tripoli Peace
Agreement. Commend on the role of the Government of Malaysia as
third party facilitator in talks between the both parties which
culminated with the signing of preliminary Framework Agreement
on the Bangsamoro on 15 October 2012;

10-
Calls upon the Secretary
General to exert his efforts to find common grounds between the
Parties to the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the
1996 Agreement on the implementation of the 1976 Peace Agreement
and develop a mechanism to ensure that the gains of the 1996
Final Peace Agreement on the implementation of the 1976 Peace
Agreement are preserved and the Framework Agreement on the
Bangsamoro and its Annexes are fully implemented with the end
goal of integrating the gains achieved in these peace agreements
in the Bangsamoro Basic Law.

11-
Expressed appreciation to
the government of Indonesia for its role as the Chair of the OIC
Peace Committee for Southern Philippines (OIC-PCSP) for the past
six years, and welcomed Egyptís assumption of the Chairmanship
of the PCSP after the 40th CFM.

12-
Calls upon the GPH to take
urgent action to address the environmental problems reported
caused by non-compliance with environmental standards in Lake
Lanao and its environment; which had serious environmental
repercussions with adverse effects on peopleís health, economic
and social conditions.

13- Urges OIC member
states, subsidiary organs, specialized institutions and
affiliated institutions to increase the volume of their medical,
humanitarian, economic, financial and artistic assistance to
develop Southern Philippines with a view to accelerating
socio-economic development.

Requeststhe Secretary General
to follow up the implementation of this resolution and report
thereon to the 41st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers.